May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
If you know me then you will know that I have said MANY times that I am a very slow reader. There have been very few exceptions where I am able to ramp up the pace of my reading to such a degree that I am able to devour a book in less than a…
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But … is he right? This guy gets some factual information wrong, and I disagree on certain aspects, but 100% agree with others. Overall, he makes some really good points. See what you think. I had been thinking about sharing this video after the past 24 hours. Jim’s post today just compounded my decision to…
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I have no exact date for this, for as much as I try and have some knowledge of release dates and things, I am really not as much of a Simple Minds anorak as some others are. I was struggling to choose something for MMM this week, so I went searching via release date. I…
A post on my Facebook memories today reminded me that if I post nothing else then this is possibly the biggest mark of what these albums mean to me. Happy Anniversary – Empires And Dance, Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call, and (for tomorrow) – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84). Hopefully there will be more to come!…
This post contains a YouTube video with a Simple Minds music catalogue review. Click the post to view…
That cost a bomb. A few little unseen treasures from various publications. Sadly music magazines are notorious for not always giving photo credits, but I will try and credit those who took these gems, if published. This one is a small little inset. A clipping from what I think might be a Dutch magazine. Taken…
It’s Halloween on Sunday, and I’ll be 51 – YAY! Pfft! Lol What am I doing to celebrate? Not much – but more than I got to do last year. A milestone birthday, “celebrated” in the middle of a pandemic was ssoooo joyous! Lol Anyway, this year I get a night out in Edinburgh, seeing…
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I was catching up with Billy Sloan’s radio show last night. I haven’t listened in for….a few months now. I think I got a bit overwhelmed by him referring to me as one of his “most loyal” listeners. And to be honest, I wasn’t at that point, though I would listen most weeks. But that…
Wow! Just wow! I picked this clipping up for £2 off eBay over the weekend. Holy shit! Jim Kerr…you are just fucking divine…inspiration! You have such power in your words – WITH your words. A wordsmith. A weaver. A dreamer. A prophet. A masterpiece. A new kind of glory. Divinity! (Click the images for full…
Read full post “Life In A Mind – New Musical Express (NME) – October 3rd, 1981” »
Normal service for MMM will resume next week, but until then I’d like to share a special gift from my mate Baggers. Kant Kino is one of my favourite, if not my MOST FAVOURITE, Simple Minds instrumental. Only problem is, it’s so short! “No probs. I’ll sort it!”, said Baggers to me and lo! He…